ConnectivityPlugin

Connectivity Plugin for Xamarin and Windows

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Ping a Host

On occassion you may want to check not only if the device has internet, but also if an end point is available as well.

Ping Remote Server

The most common use case is to ping a remote server or remote IP address to see if it up and running.

/// <summary>
/// Tests if a remote host name is reachable (no http:// or www.)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="host">Host name can be a remote IP or URL of website</param>
/// <param name="port">Port to attempt to check is reachable.</param>
/// <param name="msTimeout">Timeout in milliseconds.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
Task<bool> IsRemoteReachable(string host, int port = 80, int msTimeout = 5000);

Example:

public async Task<bool> IsBlogReachableAndRunning()
{
    var connectivity = CrossConnectivity.Current;
    if(!connectivity.IsConnected)
      return false;

    var reachable = await connectivity.IsRemoteReachable("motzcod.es");

    return reachable;
}

Ping Internal Host

On rarer occassions a local machine or local IP on the network may need to be pinged.

/// <summary>
/// Tests if a host name is pingable
/// </summary>
/// <param name="host">The host name can either be a machine name, such as "java.sun.com", or a textual representation of its IP address (127.0.0.1)</param>
/// <param name="msTimeout">Timeout in milliseconds</param>
/// <returns></returns>
Task<bool> IsReachable(string host, int msTimeout = 5000);

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